An integral part of the team, Jhulan is noted for both her batting and bowling (right arm medium) capabilities. She has a
Test bowling average of less than 20. In the 2006-07 season she guided the Indian team to first test series win in
England.

She won the
ICC Women's Player of the Year 2007 and the M.A. Chidambaram trophy for Best Women Cricketer in 2011.[3] Recently she is no more the captain of the Indian Women's Cricket team. She is succeeded by Mitali Raj. Jhulan is first in ICC Women's ODI bowling rankings(January 2016). Jhulan is the leading wicket taker (195) in the history of women ODI cricket.

Early life

Jhulan Goswami (Babul/Gozzy-nickname) was born in
Nadia district of
West Bengal on 25 November 1982. She belongs to a middle class family in
Chakdaha, a small town in Nadia, West Bengal.[6] She took up
cricket at the age of 15.[7] Before taking up cricket, she was a fan of
football.[8] Her first encounter with cricket was on 1992 when she watched
1992 Cricket World Cup on TV and she was charmed by
Belinda Clarke’s victory lap after
Australia vs
New Zealand1997 Women’s World Cup final live at the stadium.[8] But like all other Indian parents, Jhulan’s parents too wanted her to concentrate more on studies rather than cricket.[7] Jhulan did not stop. As she realised that her love for cricket grew, she took it steps further for cricket training. As her hometown didn’t have any cricket facilities at that time, she had to travel to
Kolkata.[3] Her
education and cricket made her schedule jam packed yet she continued her hard work.[3] She is also a movie-buff and book-worm besides, cricketer.[7]